About Maysa Kaskas, PhD
Dr. Maysa Kaskas (she/her) is a pediatric psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and at Shriners Children's Hospital-Boston. She works with youth and their families through the Pediatric Behavioral Medicine Program in the Child/Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic; through Pediatric Sleep Medicine; the multidisciplinary Toilet Training Clinic with Pediatric Gastroenterology; the Gender Identity Program through Child CBT; and the Craniofacial/Cleft Palate Program in partnership with Shriners. She also provides supervision and didactic support to psychology trainees.
Dr. Kaskas earned her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and both her masters degree and her doctorate in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, conducting diagnostic evaluations and providing evidence-based interventions and consultation-liaison services across medical inpatient and outpatient settings. During her post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Dr. Kaskas received training and clinical experience through the Food Allergy Program, the Parenting At a Challenging Time program, the Pediatric Multidisciplinary Diabetes Clinic, and Shriners Children’s Hospital pediatric burn injury inpatient unit.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Anxiety and depression
- Child and adolescent psychotherapy
- Children with special health care needs
- Children, adolescents, young adults
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Developmental disorders including Autism
- Developmental Issues with Children and Adolescents
- Gender Affirming Care
- Sleep Disorders
- Stress management
Treats:
- Adult & Pediatrics
Locations
Mass General Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 6A
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-5600
Medical Education
- PhD, Louisiana State University
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Evernorth Behavioral Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Behavioral Health
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
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